November

Are you a researcher, producer or director searching for captivating content for your next creative project? This is your opportunity to meet the team from the unique R3el.com collection while enjoying a tea, coffee and a breakfast pastry in the fun environs of the Soho Screening Rooms. ... read more

October

Now in it's 23rd year the DMLA Conference goes west!
The 2018 Annual Conference will be held on October 21-23, 2018 at the Marriott Marina del Rey Hotel in beautiful Marina del Rey, California.
Our program will look to turn the digital licensing industry inside out from innovative new business models and technology to trends affecting the bottom line of your business. ... read more

June

FOCAL INTERNATIONAL AWARDS - TICKET ON SALE NOW
The FOCAL International Awards, now in its 15th year, celebrate achievement in the use of footage in all variety of genres, across all media platforms, plus archive restoration & preservation.
Come and join us on another fabulous evening to celebrate the leading and most complete set of awards for the archive footage business in the world today. ... read more

Sheffield Doc/Fest celebrates its 25th Edition in 2018 with a six-day line-up
7-12 June of 200 documentary features and shorts, 27 interactive and immersive projects, plus special events and talks and industry sessions. ... read more

May

Come and join the 3rd event in our Breakfast with the Archives series and meet the team from StudioCanal while enjoying a tea, coffee and a breakfast pastry.
Learn about StudioCanal's catalogue of over 6,500 original titles from more than 60 countries. ... read more

March

Come and join our 2nd Breakfast with the Archives:
Enjoy tea, coffee and a breakfast pastry with IWM Film Curators and find out more about the IWM's unique film collection.
Admission is free
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In the television age, health and the body have been transmitted in many ways; from short health education films, school television, professional training, TV ads, documentary and reality TV shows and news, as well as stand-alone videos distributed to specific audiences. The study of bodies and health created for television together with the history of the various TV formats has not been extensively researched, whether live broadcasting of ground-breaking surgical operations or accounts of medical scandals 1950s-1960s, keep-fit tele-magazine items or militant AIDS documentaries. Our view is that this audio-visual material was not conceived as a mirror of what is observed, but should be regarded as an example of the distinct, interactive, performative power of mass media societies.
This three-day conference aims to investigate how television programmes in their multiplicity approached issues like medical progress and its limits, healthy behaviour or new forms of exercise by adapting them to TV formats and programming. ... read more

The Winter School is a unique three-day training in Hilversum on preserving audiovisual collections, on 7,8 & 9 February 2017. The training sessions offer audiovisual collection holders and archivists a useful mix of lectures, hands-on workshops and interactive sessions with renown experts. Also, participants will work on case studies with peers from the archiving domain. ... read more

January

December

FOCAL members - join us for holiday refreshments and discussion about media metadata and how media professionals and scientists can work together to create the open and free-to-use automated tools we need! Visit the event page for more information and register to attend - see you on the 6th! ... read more

With our training course you'll learn the requirements of descriptive metadata and how it's used with audiovisual assets in the UK. You'll gain practical knowledge around all aspects of descriptive moving image metadata so you can gain key skills to boost your professional development. ... read more

Now in its 22nd year, our annual conference draws attendees from around the globe to join together to focus on education, discuss important issues, participate in vital seminars and make connections with potential trade partners and vendors.
This year's event will be held in the iconic New Yorker Hotel, nestled in Midtown Manhattan. Built in 1929 during the height of the Jazz Age, the hotel still reflects the art deco ambiance of that bygone era. ... read more

January

The aim of these courses is to provide attendees with practical knowledge around all aspects of descriptive moving image metadata so they can gain key skills to boost their professional development. ... read more

GLOBO in collaboration with FIAT/IFTA Media Management Commission cordially invites you to a 2 day Regional Seminar on State of the Art MAM systems, Metadata and Digital Curation in Broadcast Archives. ... read more

Ideal for anyone needing to copy, use and provide access to existing third-party content in their work.
Copyright Clearance will provide attendees with a comprehensive understanding of the process of rights clearance in universities and colleges.
The day will be led by two experts in the field: Alma Hales, Head of Intellectual Property at the Open University and Bernadette Attwell, the Open University's former Deputy Head of Intellectual Property. ... read more

The perfect session for anyone interested in a visual approach to teaching.Â
Think Visual shows participants how moving image can enhance the learning experience, the ways visual material can be used to engage students and how to design a good learning video.
Presented by Catherine Chambers, Senior Producer at the Open University.
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The course will explore the benefits and value of using moving image and sound in teaching, learning and research. This includes how to find film, TV, audio and news materials in archives and online, and assess the validity and provenance of resources. ... read more

November

This one-day event will focus on how moving image and sound can be used to enhance student engagement, bringing together leading experts from across the sector to share best practice, discuss different perspectives and provide practical advice on how specialist audio-visual resources can be used to underpin effective outcomes. ... read more

The Learning on Screen awards is the only UK awards celebrating media production in learning, teaching and research, now in its twelfth year. The awards give wider recognition to producers and developers of education material and celebrate the creative aspects of educational media production. New filmmakers are also rewarded in prestigious Student Production Awards.
Visit the website to find out more and to enter. ... read more

April

A fabulous footage event is coming to New York on April 29. This, the ACSIL FOOTAGE EXPO 2015 will feature the leading footage organizations alongside the top strategic visual minds in television, education, digital media, movies, marketing, and all media sectors that are using video to tell stories and attract audiences. Meeting at the Midtown Loft and Terrace, the EXPO will include a slate of panels to talk through emerging opportunities and controversies, and will feature senior management from the leading stock and archival footage organizations worldwide. ... read more

Three Day Residential Course at a working Film Archive with a vast collection of 35mm and 16mm film. The course is for anyone starting in film archiving or currently working in a related field but needing film related skills with hands-on practical experience.
For more information and application form contact caroline@huntleyarchives.com ... read more

Everyone has a different way of working and dealing with the data accumulated.
Every production office has different equipment and demands.
Should Researchers try to organise common standard of practice? ... read more

November

Archiving Tomorrow (AT-13) is a new international conference covering aspects of media archiving and restoration. Chaired and supported by leading figures in the film, media and broadcast communities, Archiving Tomorrow will become the premier annual event for archivists, film makers, creatives,academics, manufacturers and those wishing to find out about this exciting area. Archiving Tomorrow welcomes professionals and academics alike to come together and submit abstracts for consideration on a wide range of topics. ... read more

June

Sunny Side 2012 will be " as it has always been " a beacon lighting up innovative areas, distant lands, exemplary successes, and provides an opportunity to compare contradicting points of view and experiences.
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Confused by copyright? The BUFVC's Copyright Clearance one-day course is essential for those needing to copy and use existing content in their productions/services and is delivered by expert practitioners in the field. ... read more

Calling all Student and Amateur Filmmakers - Imperial War Museum 11th Film Festival and Competition is open to any student/amateur whose film incorporates archive from IWM collection or is made in response to its collections and exhibitions. ... read more

For this year's celebration, Memorimage presents a programme that places priority on quality and seeks out the most recent film productions and also a number of additional activities for all kind of audiences, making Memorimage a strategic point of encounter to learn about and debate on the use of archival footage. ... read more

This year, the coonference will be in Midtown at the New York Marriott East Side. The Conference will run from Friday, October 21st, to Sunday, October 23rd, immediately following Visual Connections NY on Thursday, October 20th ... read more

July

In conjunction with IBM, join ERA and our distinguished industry speakers for a 2-hour presentation and Q&A session.
Join us at our seminar on 14th July, 4 - 6pm, at 220 Regent Street to hear how our customers are using this IBM technology to preserve their images while saving time and money. Places are limited so please register now. ... read more

First up is the Non-Multiplex Cinema AGM, retitled “The Big Idea Meeting” . Come and be part of the adventure on 5th July 6.30pm at the Actors Centre (West End) over a drink or two.
Then there is the FILM MEANS BUSINESS next panel and networking event "All Hail the Producers" on the evening of the 25th July at the Deloitte Auditorium (City of London). ... read more

Don't miss our next fundraising Memorabilia bazaar! This event features dealers' tables, with stills, posters, books, campaign books and publicity material, equipment, ephemera, dvds and films of all gauges, plus a Bring & Buy stall. Guests and speakers to be announced shortly!
The bazaar runs from 10.00 to 17.00 and there will be refreshments available. ... read more

In partnership with the Royal Television Society. The Third Lecture in memory of Jane Mercer the Chair of Focal International from 2000 to 2005. FREE to RTS and FOCAL International Members. To register, email: LondonCentreEvents@rts.org.uk or phone +44 (0)20 8892 8151 ... read more

From the autumn, a monthly 'Media Institute MidWeek' event series will be held, combining brief talks - one academic one industry on a common theme - with an after-work drink! Come to a preview event 7th June at UCL, 6-8pm ... read more

March

The Cinema Museum continues its fundraising campaign to secure the Museum's future with a new season of film screenings and live talks, presented by key film industry figures and film historians. ... read more

Join Headliners, Filmmakers, Commissioning Editors, Journalists and Broadcasters at the only international event that brings current affairs together with living history. Special discounts available to FOCAL int members contact info@focalint.org ... read more

This FOCAL International One Day Seminar: The Business of Archives precedes the FIAT/IFTA World Conference.
Theme: Business Models, Marketing and Branding (covering production and financial issues) ... read more